Chronicle Cheshire Cat & Me

The Cheshire Cat is not a pronunciation exercise: in the imagination of the British writer Lewis Carroll, author of Alice in Wonderland, this feline-there is a funny creature, which gradually disappears As a courtesy, not in fine hovering in the ether by the memory of her smile (smile without a cat, of course, but a cat without smile ...).

Similarly, Nolwenn Leroy was gone for almost four years (at least disc presses), and we keep the memory of his shrill but powerful voice, her graceful beauty, and the alibi she hollow provided, with his talent, just universe, as ruthless as television. It's just at the moment when we finally agree that this is all a bit short for the winter, we achieved the third album of the young lady.

Recorded in Sweden or the Faroe Islands (and other unlikely places), the disc is placed under coach Teitur (star of the islands mentioned above), which just a duet with singer ("You Get Me ") to define his aesthetic options. The Cheshire Cat, and I will be elegant, fragile, delicate, and melancholy. Degreased and all these instrumental heaviness, which generally crippling variety of consumer products. Similarly, the music is mostly composed by Rupert Hine, little prince new wave take their neighborhoods in Impressionist climates that have everything to do with sensitivity, and nothing with ease.

We hasten to add that we can cross the liking of these eleven songs (including three scores in the language of Shakespeare and John Lennon) road companions of Antony and the Johnsons, The Raveonettes, Björk or Goldfrapp (harpist Ruth Wall, and notes suspended), and close the ban with determinism. Because the lady has changed, she is seen through the palette of his friend Thomas Jacquet book illustrator in hair, gray eyes of an unfathomable and scarlet mouth, little girl so eager to plunge into the ravine of the first adventures. And because this album is, above all, that of Nolwenn Leroy (writing, proudly proclaims the booklet), which takes in a rare balance (sensuality hand in a glove distance) harmonies, stories, and whispered words .

Even the easiest way of selection, and first single ("Should we, should we not?") Is no exception to the rule of these options to craft little master, leaning carefully on his desk. The young woman has proved that it has a sacred voice (well, that's fact) and no less sacred character (well, that ...), allowing it to withstand the pressure of business: today, she becomes an artist, authentic and complete, generating its own universe like the biggest. And we are glad to be here to hear it.

Christian Lárrede